By MARK AMBROGI Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Justin Moore scored 16 points, Jermaine Samuels added 15 and No. 11 Villanova broke away early to beat Butler 78-59 in their regular-season finale. The Wildcats improved to 23-7 and will be No. 2 seed in the Big East Conference tournament next week. Butler is 13-18 and
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By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story WHEATON, Illinois (WBBM) — Inked inmates are getting their old jail tattoos removed as part of a new program at the DuPage County Jail. We met former gang member Erick Eck, whose entire body is covered with symbols of loyalty to the Latin Kings. Eck
Continue ReadingBy Lacey Beasley Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — It’s been three days since the Mardi Gras party ended downtown, and as most locals know, every year, some people get injured by violent throws. One man got hit so hard, he blacked out. But, there is a surprising twist to
Continue Reading By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida forward Keyontae Johnson got a ceremonial start on senior day against No. 7 Kentucky. Johnson collapsed during a game in December 2020 and hasn’t practiced or played since. But he was on the floor for the first of two opening tips, got the basketball
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story MIAMI, Florida (WFOR) — A man known as a huge University of Miami Hurricanes football fan is behind bars accused of killing his neighbor. “My heart goes out to the victim’s family who are experiencing such loss,” said Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno on their
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story BOSTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — The body of Massachusetts State Trooper Tamar Bucci will be brought in a procession to a funeral home in Stoneham Saturday afternoon. Bucci died after a crash on I-93 North in Stoneham late Thursday night. A tanker truck hit her State
Continue Reading By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Paige Bueckers scored 16 points in her third game back from knee surgery and No. 7 UConn routed Georgetown 84-38 in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament. Bueckers, who suffered a tibia plateau fracture and torn meniscus in her left knee on Dec. 5,
Continue Reading SIENA, Italy (AP) — Two-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogačar has displayed his dominance with an unprecedented long-distance solo attack to win the Strade Bianche race. It was a different story in the women’s race as Belgian champion Lotte Kopecky held off two-time champion Annemiek van Vleuten in a two-woman sprint. Pogačar attacked with
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HILLSBORO, Kan. (AP) — Officials at a private Christian college in Kansas are vowing not to forget two football players from California who were killed in a crash that also left a third player badly injured. The Wichita Eagle reports that Tabor College’s head football coach, Mike Gardner, described Johnethon Aviles and Christopher Castillo as
Continue Reading By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Elissa Cunane had 20 points and 13 rebounds and No. 3 North Carolina State used a strong second half to pull away from No. 21 Virginia Tech 70-55 and advance to the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament championship game. Jada Boyd added 16 points and Raina
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By Kara Scannell and Jessica Schneider, CNN Two hours after emailing a real estate newsletter of luxury homes to thousands of ultra-wealthy clients Friday morning, Shawn Elliott, president of the ultra luxury division at Nest Seekers International, said he received three inquiries. They were not from potential buyers, but sellers. The calls came from New
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer Cindy Parlow Cone was re-elected to a four-year team as U.S. Soccer Federation president, beating predecessor Carlos Cordeiro in an endorsement of the governing body’s settlement of a lawsuit by women players. Cone, a former national team player, received 52.3% of the weighted vote on the first ballot during
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By Claudia Dominguez and Paradise Afshar, CNN Evacuation orders are still in place for about 600 homes in the Florida Panhandle as crews battle at least four dangerous wildfires, authorities said. The Florida Forest Service said Sunday that nearly 10,000 acres are currently burning in the Panhandle. Additional resources have been deployed to help fight
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By Andrew James Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A West Asheville business owner is speaking out after his business has been hit by criminals multiple times in the last few months. “We love this neighborhood. I’ve been here for over 20 years now ,and I’d like it to
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By Kunyi Yang, CNN Business The Russian Tea Room is a 100-year-old New York City icon that has long drawn in locals and tourists alike. In its heyday, the restaurant hosted such luminaries as choreographer George Balanchine, artist Salvador Dali and composer Leonard Bernstein, and it was featured in the movies “Tootsie” and “Manhattan.” It
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By GARANCE BURKE, MARTHA MENDOZA, JULIET LINDERMAN and MICHAEL TARM Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Michael Williams’ wife pleaded with him to remember their fishing trips with the grandchildren, how he used to braid her hair, anything to jar him back to his world outside the concrete walls of Cook County Jail. His three daily
Continue Reading LENS, France (AP) — Marco Bizot pulled off outstanding saves as Brest edged Lens 1-0 to earn its first away win since December and inch closer to safety in the French league. Brest remained in 12th place while Lens lost ground in the race for European spots by dropping to seventh place. Last season, Brest
Continue Reading By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — LSU star cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. said Saturday that he isn’t working out at the NFL’s scouting combine because he’s still on the mend after tearing a ligament in his left foot last fall. Stingley provided the specifics of his injury for the first time
Continue ReadingBy MARISSA SULEK Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A new restaurant is coming to Germantown, and cannabis is on the menu. Germantown is known for its restaurant scene, but there’s one restaurant no one has ever seen. “This is cannabis-infused concept, a restaurant concept that we have,” President and
Continue Reading GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes have signed center Travis Boyd to a $3.5 million, two-year contract. He’ll count $1.75 million against the salary cap each of the next two seasons. The 28-year-old has set career highs this season with 10 goals and 24 points in 46 games with Arizona. Boyd is also one
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